what plant is this?

[RENEGADE]

the guy at the LFS told me that this was a good plant(he didn't know much about the fish!!!!) but he didn't know what it was called. can some one help!!!!

 

[Timmain42]

Looks like a melon sword to me, can anyone confirm this?

 

[RENEGADE]

heres another pic of the leaves

 

[gnome]

Hard to tell, but my guess is Anubias afzelii or Anubias congensis. Anubias are slow-growing but tough as heck.

 

[NJ Devils Fan]

It does look like a sword, but then again, I am new to plants.

 

[fishhead]

It sure looks like an anubias to me, though it is hard to say specifically what species. Maybe congensis, lanceolata, or azfelia.

Since you are going to need to plant it anyway, pull it out of the pot, clean off the rockwool, and see if it has a rhizome (a thick tuber-looking thing that the leaves and roots grow out of). If it does you will know for sure that it is an Anubias. If you are not sure what a rhizome looks like, post a pic of it out of the pot and we will be able to ID it a little more effectively.

 

[Heady]

If you can't find a definite answer here, try the following forum:

http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=4006090712

They are serious plant fanatics over there.

 

[RENEGADE]

what do you mean i have to plant it?!??!

 

[fishhead]

I just mean that you do not want to leave it in the pot and rockwool forever but eventually want to pull it out of that stuff so the roots can grow. If it is an Anubias the rhizome can rot if you keep it stuck in there, the rhizome needs to be exposed so that it can properly grow.

 

[RENEGADE]

ok then i'm going to need some more info then
thanks



i have a 10g tank, gravel, 15w aquaray, no co2, a ghost fish,a chines algae eater and a red claw crab